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Hidden Gem — stWatch 127
About First Busey Corp
First Busey Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Busey Bank that engages in the provision of retail and commercial banking products and services to individual, corporate, institutional, and governmental customers in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Banking, Wealth Management, and FirsTech. It offers demand and savings deposits, money transfers, safe deposit services, individual retirement accounts an… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Banks-Regional
Exchange: NASDAQ
IPO Date: October 6, 1998
Headquarters: 11440 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Leawood, KS, United States, 66211
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$29.99
Market Cap
$2.50B
Float
79.6M
Shares Outstanding
82.6M
P/E (Forward)
10.36
P/E (TTM)
12.34
Price/Sales (TTM)
3.19
vs. Analyst Target
+11.0% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
29.51%
Operating Margin (TTM)
47.09%
Revenue (TTM)
$783M
Earnings Growth (YoY)
32.70%
Dividend Rate
1.0%
Analyst Target Price
$33.29 (7 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$445M
$100M
$362M
$156M
2021
$432M
$123M
$419M
$185M
2022
$487M
$128M
$445M
$187M
2023
$50.8M
$131M
$6.7M
-$485,000
2024
$663M
$114M
$453M
$174M
2025
$1.04B
$135M
$667M
$205M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Sep 2025
$286M
$57.1M
Dec 2025
$278M
$60.8M
Mar 2026
$268M
$50.0M
Jun 2026
$106M
$63.2M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
4.3%
Institutional Ownership
68.9%
Short Float
4.3%
% of All Funds Holding
2.93%
Number of Funds Holding
258
Current Moving Averages
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Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$30.19
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$26.84
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$24.80
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$23.80
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$26.65
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$24.74
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$23.90
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
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volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.
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